The Industrial Revolution was a period of industrialization and mecha­nization. At this period, all works including farming were industrialized. By the end of the 18^th century 905 of the laborers worked on farms. However, with industrialization, most people moved to urban areas in search of jobs. By 1900, only 37% of the population was living in the rural areas. In the industries, the structure of work was changed. A good example was I n the meat processing industries. Instead of concentrating on one animal at a time, workers were placed on different parts of a convey belt and undertook different roles. Industrialization brought in efficiency. When industrialization started, people moved to the urban areas where there was work (Korgen, Korgen & Giraffe, 2015). Families had to break for the bread winners had to travel to the cities in search of work. The working conditions in the industries were deplorable.

Over the past 50 years, technology has drastically changed the workplace. Everything in a workplace from communicating with each other to access to the building is automated.  Working has become very efficient and fast. Technologies such as the internet and computers have enabled easy storage and instant transfer of information. In addition, there are many careers available now than in 50 years ago.

For my grandparents, their career options were limited to working in the industries or being in the Army. There was no other option available for them.   For me, my career options are limitless. There are many careers I can pursue and I will only have to choose where my interest lies.

References

Korgen, K. O., Korgen, J. O., & Giraffe, V. (2015). Social issues in the workplace (2nd ed.) [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

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